Abanyam Surname
Approximately 648 people bear this surname
Abanyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 643 | 1:275,494 | 15,634 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Abanyam (18) may also be a first name.
Abanyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abanyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abanyam occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abanyam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 506,165th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,246,213 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abanyam live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abanyam is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 643 people, or 1 in 275,494. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 49 percent reside, Cross River, where 42 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 0 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abaanyam | 93 | 1 | / |
| Abagnam | 86 | 30 | / |
| Abanjam | 86 | 11 | / |
| Obanyam | 86 | 2 | / |
| Abonyam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abanhaim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abagname | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahuanyam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gavaanyam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Avgaannyam | 71 | 19 | / |
| Abonjam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abougnam | 67 | 34 | / |
| Oubonyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abounjam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hahawanjam | 59 | 1 | / |
| Avognam | 57 | 4 | / |
| Obanjom | 57 | 1 | / |
| Obaniom | 57 | 1 | / |
| Abognaim | 53 | 4 | / |
| Obhonham | 53 | 2 | / |
| Abougneim | 50 | 711 | / |
| Govaniham | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abanyam
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